[Exclusive]: SILF opposes amendment to SEZ Rules allowing legal services
The Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) has unanimously resolved to send a representation to the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Law and Justice to withdraw the amendment made in the Special...
View ArticleI, Lawbot? Cyril Amarchand first Indian law firm to adopt artificial...
Disruptive technologies are increasingly influencing industries around the world, and the legal profession is no exception. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has announced that it will deploy artificial...
View ArticleLaw firms convene at GNLU to discuss reforms in Commercial Laws
The Committee of Recruitment Affairs at Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar recently hosted ‘Emerging Now’ a conference on reforms in Commercial Laws. The event was attended by lawyers...
View ArticleSunil Seth, co-founding partner of Seth Dua & Associates passes away
Sunil Seth, co-founding partner of Seth Dua & Associates, passed away yesterday after having met with a motorcycle accident. Seth was 53 years old. As reported, Seth lost control of his vehicle and...
View Article[Exclusive]: Poovayya lit Partner Nalina Mayegowda resigns to join Khaitan;...
Poovayya & Co Litigation Partner Nalina Mayegowda has resigned from the firm and will be joining the Bangalore office of Khaitan & Co as a Partner while Manu Kulkarni has rejoined Poovayya to...
View ArticleCyril Amarchand Mangaldas to review Infosys corporate governance standards
Infosys has recently appointed Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas to review its governance standards. At a time when the Tata-Mistry battle is exploding, Infosys has been recently in the news more than usual,...
View ArticleFormer DH Law Senior Partner Vivek Daswaney joins IndusLaw as Partner
Vivek Daswaney, former Senior Partner at DH Law Associates, has joined IndusLaw in Mumbai. He has joined with a team of five lawyers – Vidya Rao, Divakar Bhatia, Krupa Desai, Shriya Rao and Shreshth...
View ArticleAjay Tyagi appointed new SEBI Chief
Senior IAS officer Ajay Tyagi will take over as the Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) when outgoing chief UK Sinha’s tenure ends on March 1, 2017. A 1984-batch IAS officer of...
View ArticleNLSIU grad and Ex-MV Kini Partner Ashish Suman joins JSA
Ashish Suman has recently joined the Gurgaon office of J. Sagar Associates as a Retained Partner in the firm’s Projects M&A team. Confirming the news, JSA joint Managing Partner Shivpriya Nanda...
View Article[Breaking]: JSA Partners Sumanto Basu and Pallavi Bedi resign
J Sagar Associates (JSA) Partners Sumanto Basu and Pallavi Bedi have resigned from the firm and will be leaving by the end of March. In JSA’s release, it is stated, Our partners Mr. Sumanto Basu and...
View ArticleEx-Luthra, JGLS, NLUD faculty Nawneet Vibhaw joins Khaitan as Associate Partner
Former Managing Associate at Luthra & Luthra Nawneet Vibhaw has joined Khaitan as an Associate Partner in the firm’s Dispute Resolution practice. Vibhaw graduated from NALSAR, Hyderabad in 2008 and...
View Article[Exclusive] Another Departure: JSA Mumbai Partner Zerick Dastur resigns for...
J. Sagar Associates Mumbai Partner Zerick Dastur has resigned from the firm to set up an independent counsel practice. Confirming Zerick’s move, Joint Managing Partner Dina Wadia, said, “Moving from...
View Article[Exclusive]: CAM strikes back, poaches AZB Corporate Partner Rishi Gautam
AZB & Partners Corporate Partner Rishi Gautam has resigned from the firm and will be joining Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, according to authoritative sources. After Zia Mody hired several of Cyril...
View ArticleLuthra & Luthra moves to bigger office in Hyderabad
After Bangalore, Luthra & Luthra has now moved its Hyderabad office to a new and much larger premises. The new office, headed by Senior Partner HS Bobby Chandhoke, Partner Durga Bose Gandham and...
View ArticleELP wins Masters Cricket Cup for second time in a row
Economic Laws Practice (ELP) has retained the ELP Masters Cup for the second year in a row. As many as 16 law firms participated in the ninth edition of the tournament held from February 16-19 at the...
View ArticleLexOrbis opens new office in Mumbai
IP firm LexOrbis has announced the opening of a new office in Mumbai. The office is located on the 14th Floor of the famous Jolly Maker Chambers at Nariman Point in South Mumbai. Partner-in-charge...
View Article[Exclusive]: JSA Retained Partner Nitin Kala leaves to join Directi as VP –...
JSA Partner Nitin Kala has left the firm and has joined a tech conglomerate Directi, as head legal and regulatory at their Dubai office. Kala is joining as Vice President Legal & Regulatory at...
View ArticleCipla hires ex Dr. Reddy’s executive AS Kumar as General Counsel
Mumbai-based generic drugmaker Cipla Ltd has hired AS Kumar, former executive at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories as its global general counsel. The post of global general counsel had been lying vacant since...
View ArticleAseem Chawla merges ASC Legal with Phoenix to head firm’s Tax Practice
Aseem Chawla has merged his firm ASC Legal with Phoenix Legal to head the tax practice at Phoenix. Chawla’s firm ASC Legal focused on direct and indirect tax advisory and litigation work, private...
View ArticleSinghania & Co. boosts Indirect Tax Practice in Indore; Hires 4 Associate...
Within six months of opening an office in Indore, Singhania & Co. has strengthened its Indirect Tax Practice by taking four Associate Partners from diverse backgrounds on board at the Indore...
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